example2.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import CloudStack

api = 'http://example.com:8080/client/api'
apikey = 'API KEY'
secret = 'API SECRET'

cloudstack = CloudStack.Client(api, apikey, secret)

job = cloudstack.deployVirtualMachine({
    'serviceofferingid': '2',
    'templateid':        '214',
    'zoneid':            '2'
})

print "VM being deployed. Job id = %s" % job['jobid']

print "All Jobs:"
jobs = cloudstack.listAsyncJobs({})
for job in jobs:
    print  "%s : %s, status = %s" % (job['jobid'], job['cmd'], job['jobstatus'])